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    in The Lounge

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    I currently have negative time (Taking summer classes at community college) and doubt I'll post a lot. Still, though, I will post on my favorite fandoms and random awesomeness here from time to time. Plus, this is my first time taking courses during the summer and this doesn't sound like a very rigorous class, so I might end up actually having some time to kill around here.

     

    First: XKCD. Did anybody else see this and then immediately proceed to whip out a pencil and paper to plug various guesses for your own locality in? I estimated that r is roughly 1 km for me.

    Timetable - for discussion

    in Constitutional Convention

    Posted

    The timetable is flexible.  If you would like to see a draft of your proposal put up for the vote we can accommodate that provided it is within a reasonable amount of time.  How long would you need?  Or, conversely, if you are fine without submitting a final draft, are you okay if we move forward with an approval vote for Cormac's legislation?

    I believe that moving forward with Cormac's legislation would be fine, as it is possible to revise it later to improve the voting method used.

    The Union of the West Pacific

    in Constitutional Convention

    Posted

    I think that is an awful idea Llamas. No even 25 posts ago you were explaining how you were going to "destroy" this proposal, just a few days after having said you loved it, and now loving it again. Personally this seems to go beyond an opinion change and into approval seeking. I feel it makes you loose credibility, specially since you were strongly defending your already existing proposal not long ago. This is just an opinion, you are obviously free to ignore it, mate

    If I were approval seeking, there are so many things I'd be doing differently; I'd be supporting Cormac's proposal as a whole, rather than just most of it. I'm not in this to win votes or support, or I would have refused to criticize the NPO earlier, I would have avoided opening my mouth on the whole bicameral issue to avoid losing votes from people who don't like the idea; honestly, if what I wanted was to get votes and support, I'd be packing my bags and running off on the first train to TSP or TEP. Instead, I stay because I honestly like TWP and want to give it my all to improve it. If I've acted strangely, it's because I like this proposal outside the fact that it strips the in-game populace of its own voice.

    Administrative Question

    in Constitutional Convention

    Posted

    I would be concerned if a long standing member of the community like Tweedy wasn't able to vote because he is DOS onsite....

    Indeed. I don't like the fact that he's disqualified from voting in the HGA under the current rules, which require an in-game nation in TWP, for example. To remedy this, I added the section on honorary membership to the constitutional draft I put up earlier, which would allow Tweedy to participate, for example, and I think this is something which should be incorporated with every draft to help protect individuals who cannot place a nation in the region for whatever reason, but only so long as they are active participators.

    The Union of the West Pacific

    in Constitutional Convention

    Posted

    I like most of what you've written, Cormac. Formatting and most of the details are quite nice. I'd like to ask you if you would be fine with me taking the constitution and rewriting portions of it to add in-game poll democracy, as I think that outside the disagreement on whether we should expand the franchise to in-game nations as well it's mostly a better draft than the rough outline I submitted earlier. :)

    Political Objectives Test. What's your ideology

    in The Lounge

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    Progressive

    You scored 79 Equality, 57 Liberty, and 36 Stability!

    Your commitment to both liberty and equality makes you a blend of the Liberal and the Socialist. For you liberty and equality are two parts of the same condition. Everyone has to be free to pursue their own way-of-life but in order for that to happen everyone must start with a similar basic standard of living. You value liberty particularly in cultural and personal life. You also value government intervention to promote equity in economic life while still supporting private enterprise. If this is too bland for you then try the Radical on for size.

    Me likey :D

    Real Democracy for All - A Plan for the West Pacific's Government

    in Constitutional Convention

    Posted

    Darkesia, look at this and please tell me what sounded like baiting to you, because I'm honestly not seeing it. I'll gladly edit it to fix any problems. Baiting is supposed to be veiled insults designed to provoke a reaction. This whole time, I posted pictures of fluffy kittens. I could have sworn I was doing the exact opposite by trying to defuse a tense situation. Of course Elegarth and I will get angry at each other, it's politics. I completely understand. I've gotten angry at others while debating in NS as well, and it's something quite common here in NS. I am sincerely glad that Elegarth and I will both be able to talk to each other more respectfully tomorrow morning, as I want to listen to his advice to help improve the constitutional draft.

    Dark, the alternative was pretty much to yell, scream, and insult him directly. I saw PD's post and sincerely wanted to change the state of affairs and try to act more maturely, as the way both Elegarth and myself have been acting for the past few days has left quite a bit to be desired. I didn't think that anyone would have preferred more bickering from my side rather than an attempt to extend an olive branch. Or, in this case, a fluffy kitten. *hands Dark a fluffy kitten in a box of chocolates*

    Are we all good now?

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